The Children's Bible [Hardcover]

Golden Books (Author), Jose Miralles (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

The Children's Bible consists of six parts, parts one through four drawn from the Old Testament, parts five and six from the New Testament.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Golden Inspirational (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307165205
• ISBN-13: 978-0307165206
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 1.4 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Children's Books > Religions > Christianity > Bible

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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT FOR CHILDREN AND NEW CHRISTIANS, January 8, 2005

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IleneWM (Centreville, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Children's Bible (Hardcover)

I received this bible from my mother when I was 8 years old and I loved it. I passed it down to my son. He loved it. We're african american and we were not offended by the racial inaccuracies before we were learning the Word of God. God created all races and loves all races. The pictures are a reference to help children to visualize and get a better understanding of the bible. I am 36 years old now and still love it. This book helped broaden my son's and my biblical knowledge. I've purchased one for my godson, because of all the children's bibles available I still think that this one is the best. The print is an excellent size, so that you don't have to strain your eyes to read it. Best of all, the author doesn't change the wording much so that it reads closely like my KJV bible - not like a story made up from someone's vivid imagination.

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures children's imagination, June 7, 1999

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This review is from: The Children's Bible (Hardcover)

This is the only Children's Bible I have seen that uses a style of language worthy to be associated with Holy Scripture. Combine this with outstanding artwork that truly captures the imagination of children and you have an excellent medium to help children grow in their appreciation for God's Church. It will also help Children to become accustomed to the language of great literature at an early age. The reading level is suitable for ages 7 or 8+, but younger children will certainly enjoy having these stories read to them, although the themes in some of these stories are clearly oriented to children of greater maturity. Simply use your discretion when deciding which of the many stories to read to your young children.

82 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Take the Caucasian drawings with a grain of salt..., January 15, 2004

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Anna "jcailte" (Tukwila, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Children's Bible (Hardcover)

A few people have blasted this book for being inaccurate and racist. Granted, it IS visually biased for Northern Europeans. It was first written in the 1960s when multi-culturalism didn't exist. That's why Jesus and other important characters are blonde when of course in reality they couldn't have been. Children of color will have a harder time appreciating this Bible, but the stories really are excellent if they give them a try. If you can explain to your child why the pictures aren't quite right, the rest of this Children's Bible is a wonderful way to introduce the entire Bible to younger readers.
My grandmother explained to me that God appears as we expect Him to appear, and that's why some drawings of Jesus show Him blonde and others show Him dark. That explanation was enough to satisfy me and I loved this Bible when I was a child.
This Bible is so complete that I was able to blow my Pastor's own children away when it came to knowing what was in the Bible. The text is easy to understand for most 7 y/o or older kids and almost every important Bible story is in here.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. The stories in this book are good enough to that you should try to overlook its one major flaw.